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If you go away from your Windows 11 laptop, tablet, or computer for a long time, shut it down, meaning it is turned off completely and doesn’t use energy. You restart it by simply pressing the Power button.

If you’re taking a break for an hour or so, put your device to sleep. This mode turns off the display but keeps your computer awake and uses little energy. Also, your work is kept the way it was when you left, and your PC will start faster. To resume from sleep mode, move the mouse around, or press any key, or press the Power button.

Another option is to lock your Windows 11 computer so that others don’t see your work and can't access your account.

If you have a family computer that you share with others, you should know how to sign out of your account, so that other people can sign in with theirs. Knowing how to restart your computer is helpful, too, especially after a Windows 11 update is installed or when you encounter problems.

Here’s how to do all those tasks:

1  Click or tap the Start icon.The Start menu is displayed. (Refer to Figure 1-1.)

2  Click or tap the power icon, which is at the bottom-right corner of the Start menu.You see all the options from the Power menu, as shown in Figure 1-7. You can choose Sleep, Shut Down, or Restart. Clicking or tapping one of these options starts the specified action immediately.

3 Click or tap your user account name in the bottom-left corner of the Start menu.A menu opens with options related to your user account, as shown in Figure 1-8, including Lock and Sign Out.

4 Choose Sign Out.The Windows 11 lock screen is shown, where you see the time and date.

5 Click or tap anywhere on the lock screen or press Enter. Enter your user password or PIN.You return to the Windows 11 desktop.

FIGURE 1-7: Use the Power menu to sleep, shut down, or restart your device.

FIGURE 1-8: From this menu, you can lock your computer or sign out.